Bush Tetras

Bush Tetras

Musical Group

Forfans of no-wave and post-punk, collectors of new york underground music, listeners who appreciate rhythmic, danceable post-punk.
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The Profile

Bush Tetras are an American no-wave/post-punk band from New York noted for a sparse, live-like studio sound, female vocals and instruments, and Dee Pop's distinctive dry, pounding drums. Their early studio recordings are collected on Boom In The Night.

Formed in New York and associated with the late-1970s/early-1980s no-wave and post-punk scene. The band primarily performed live and released EPs whose studio tracks were later collected on Boom In The Night. Cynthia Sley is cited as the vocalist in reviews; Dee Pop is cited as the drummer.

DeBaser hosts a review that praises Bush Tetras' raw, live-like studio sound and rhythmic backbone. The review highlights female vocals and Dee Pop's dry, driving drums. Boom In The Night collects most of their early studio recordings and is recommended for fans of NYC no-wave/post-punk.

Notable Quotes

❝ In the legendary New York between the seventies and eighties, filled with avant-garde insights and proudly representing an entire intellectual movement aimed at redefining the classical coordinates of rock (chief among them, the no-wave), the Bush Tetras were one of the many cult phenomena of that scene.